Economic costs of alcohol use in Sri Lanka
| Autor: | Ranaweera, Sajeeva, Amarasinghe, Hemantha, Chandraratne, Nadeeka, Thavorncharoensap, Montarat, Ranasinghe, Thushara, Karunaratna, Sumudu, Kumara, Dinesh, Santatiwongchai, Benjarin, Chaikledkaew, Usa, Abeykoon, Palitha, De Silva, Amala |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Asia Financial Management Patients Alcohol Drinking Economics lcsh:Medicine Social Sciences Geographical locations Health Economics Cost of Illness Absenteeism Medicine and Health Sciences Indirect Costs Prevalence Humans Public and Occupational Health lcsh:Science health care economics and organizations Nutrition Sri Lanka Inpatients Alcohol Consumption Organic Compounds lcsh:R Organic Chemistry Chemical Compounds Biology and Life Sciences Health Care Costs Socioeconomic Aspects of Health Diet Health Care Hospitalization Chemistry Alcohols Physical Sciences lcsh:Q Female People and places Health Expenditures Alcohol-Related Disorders Finance Research Article |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 6, p e0198640 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | AIM:Alcohol related disease conditions are responsible for a significant proportion of morbidity and mortality in Sri Lanka. This study quantified the economic cost of selected alcohol related disease conditions in Sri Lanka in 2015. METHODS:This study uses the prevalence-based cost of illness methodology specified by the World Health Organization, and uses the gross costing approach. The direct costs includes the costs of curative care (inpatient and outpatient care borne by the state and out of pocket expenditure borne by patients) for alcohol related diseases, weighted by the respective population attributable fractions. Indirect costs consist of lost earnings due to absenteeism of the patient and carers due to seeking care and recuperation, and the loss of income due to mortality. Data form the Ministry of Health, Registrar General's Department, Department of Census and Statistics and the National Cancer Registry was used. Systemic and house costs and population attributable fractions were obtained from research studies. Economists, Public Health Experts, Medical Administrators and Clinical Specialists were iteratively consulted during the estimation and validation of the costs and the results. RESULTS:The estimated present value of current and future economic cost of the alcohol-related conditions for Sri Lanka in 2015 was USD 885.86 million, 1.07% of the GDP of that year. The direct cost of alcohol related disease conditions was USD 388.35 million, which was 44% of the total cost, while the indirect cost was USD 497.50 million, which was 66% of the total cost. Road Injury cost was the highest cost category among the conditions studied. CONCLUSION:Addressing alcohol use and its harms through effective implementation of evidence-based polices and interventions is urgently required to address the economic costs of alcohol use in Sri Lanka as it imposes a significant burden to the country. |
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